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A Dream of Eleanor

4 Extra Debut. Former Irish president Mary Robinson examines Eleanor Roosevelt's role in creating the Declaration of Human Rights. From December 2008.

Former president of Ireland Mary Robinson examines the role that Eleanor Roosevelt had in producing the UN Declaration of Human Rights, which was 60 years old in 2008.

Appointed to the UN General Assembly by her husband's successor as US president, Harry Truman, she was subsequently elected chairperson of the Commission on Human Rights by her fellow delegates. It was from this position that she helped to draft the Declaration that still holds firm today. Featuring contributions from Geoffrey Robertson QC, Shami Chakrabarti and Eleanor's grandson Curtis Roosevelt.

30 minutes

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Wed 4 Nov 201501:30
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